It was an utterly normal day in Domino City, Japan, as Sydney and Shannon walked idly in the city.
"Uugghh! Why is it so sunny?" Sydney asked, clearly annoyed.
"…Because the sun is out?" Shannon responded curiously.
"Ha, ha, ha. I'm so amused." Sydney said, sarcasm clearly dripping from her voice.
"I can tell." Shannon said with a smile.
Rolling her amber eyes, Sydney said, "What are we doing in Japan anyway?"
"Really Sydney, really?" Shannon asked.
"Yupp." Sydney beamed happily.
"Well Sydney, let's just say it was either we flee the country, or sit in jail for a crime we didn't commit." Shannon responded, as she rolled her blue green eyes.
"Oh yeah." Sydney said casually.
The girls continued to walk down the side walk they were on, in silence. That is until Sydney grew bored of the silence, and said, "Why is it so sunny?"
"What do you have against the sun Sydney?" Shannon inquired, truly curious as to her friend's distaste for the bright object.
"Are you sure you really want to hear that story?" Sydney countered, with a mischievous smirk on her face.
"Now I'm afraid to say yes." Shannon said.
Taking this as her cue to start her story, Sydney said, "Well it all started when I was little. You see, I was just minding my own business playing outside. Of course it just had to be sunny, which I was naive too. About five hours later I got a sunburn so bad I had third degree burns on my body. That's with sunscreen! I have never liked the sun since."
"So… you're telling me the sun gave you third degree burns?" Shannon asked, just making sure she heard correctly.
"Yeah. It turns out I have super sensitive skin." Sydney responded.
"Nice," Shannon said, as she turned left down a street.
"I guess you could say that." Sydney said, as she followed Shannon down the street. "So where are we going anyway?"
Shannon stopped in her tracks to turn around and look at her friend. Sydney of course wasn't prepared for that at all, and almost ran into the girl. "What?" Sydney asked softly.
"Really Sydney, really?" Shannon asked exasperatedly.
"Yupp." Sydney said, a smile covering her face.
"Do you ever listen to anything that's said to you?"
"Do I really have to answer that question?"
"Touche. We're going to the new apartment Sydney." Shannon said, as she resumed walking.
"Ah gottcha." Sydney said, as she too resumed walking. "Why are we walking though?" "Because it's a better way for us to become accustomed to our surroundings." Shannon responded smoothly.
"Not when you're directionally impaired." Sydney mumbled under her breath.
"I heard that. And it's why I'm giving you a map of the city." Shannon said.
"Great." Sydney said with a smile. Unbeknownst to Shannon, Sydney was also somehow map illiterate.
After a few more minutes of walking, Shannon stopped in front of an odd looking apartment building. It almost looked like something that came out of those Japanese horror movies Sydney and Shannon watched constantly.
"Shannon, I'm not so sure about living here." Sydney stated wearily.
"Why is that?" Shannon asked, as she started walking towards the entrance of the apartment building.
"Well, if my hunch is correct by the end of this week some creepy dead girl is going to come out of God knows what and kill one of us, most likely me. Then which ever one of us that lives is going to try and go crazy figuring out what's wrong. Thus ending in the tragic death of said person." Sydney responded, as she hesitantly walked toward the building with Shannon.
"Do you really believe that would happen?" Shannon asked.
"If I say yes can we live somewhere else?" Sydney asked hopefully.
"No." Shannon said, as she opened the front door.
"Well the answer is still yes." Sydney muttered under her breath, as she too stepped into the large building.
"We're still living here." Shannon said, as she began walking up a stair case located on their left.
Sydney of course followed Shannon, until the girls reached the sixth floor of the building. Once there, the girls turned left in the hallway, and continued down until they reached the last door at the end of the hallway, Shannon pulled out a key and opened the door.
"After you." Shannon said, holding the door open for Sydney.
"Aw hell naw! You go in first!" Sydney said defiantly, as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Fine, I will." Shannon said, as she walked through the door.
Very hesitantly, Sydney followed her friend into the apartment. The place actually wasn't too bad. Walking in was the living room which was rather large, to the left was a kitchen complete with a stove, microwave, and fridge, and finally to the right there were two doors, which Sydney assumed were the bedrooms.
What was even more surprising was the fact that their furniture from their old apartment sat as if it was waiting for them. "When did all this get here?" Sydney asked, as she flopped down on their black leather couch.
"I have my ways." Shannon said, giving Sydney an all knowing smile.
Taking it for what it was, Sydney said, "So which one is my room?"
"The door on the left." Shannon replied, still rummaging through the fridge.
"Gottcha!" Sydney said, as she got off the couch, and made for said door.
Upon entering the room, Sydney saw that everything from her previous room was their setup exactly as it was in the old apartment. A small smile played across the girl's lips, before she decided to lay down on her bed.
Today has been way to exhausting! Sydney thought, as sleep hit her like a ten ton truck. Closing her eyes, the girl decided to let sleep over take her.
Well, there is Chapter One of Oh the Irony! It's really funny how this story even came to be, but it's also really ironic too. Hence the title.
Anyway I hope you enjoy it!
Ciao!
Aya ^_^